Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil Consumption as Part of a Weight Loss Diet Does Not Lead to an Adverse Metabolic Profile When Compared to Olive Oil

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 547-552

  St Onge, Marie Pierre ^a,b   Bosarge, Aubrey ^b   Goree, Laura Lee T ^b   Darnell, Betty ^b  

^a St Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Lipids; Medium chain triglycerides; Metabolic syndrome; Olive oil; Overweight; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INSULIN; OLIVE OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE OIL; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; RACE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIET, REDUCING; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OVERWEIGHT; PLANT OILS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 58149397135     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719737     Document Type: Article

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